Whelton H, Harrington J, Crowley E, Kelleher V, Cronin M, Perry IJ;

2007

July

BMC Public Health

Prevalence of overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland: results from the North South Survey of Children's Height, Weight and Body Mass Index, 2002.

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Childhood obesity is emerging as a major public health problem in developed and developing countries worldwide. The aim of this survey was to establish baseline data on the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI).

10.1186/1471-2458-7-187